Pashamov v Taylor & Anor [2025] EWHC 1035 (KB) (30 April 2025)

Pashamov v Taylor & Anor [2025] EWHC 1035 (KB) (30 April 2025)

The first defendant was not negligent as he could not reasonably have avoided the collision given the short time the claimant was visible and the circumstances; the second defendant, Edward Vinson Limited, was negligent as employer by failing to ensure safe pick-up arrangements, exposing the claimant to foreseeable risk while performing a task incidental to his employment; the claimant was contributorily negligent for failing to look both ways before crossing, and liability is apportioned 60% to the second defendant and 40% to the claimant.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 1035 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: Radoslav Pashamov; First Defendant: Leon Taylor; Second Defendant: Edward Vinson Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 April 2025
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury Negligence / Trial Judgment on Liability
Outcome
Claim against first defendant dismissed; claim against second defendant succeeds subject to contributory negligence
Legal Topics
Employer's Liability, Negligence, Contributory Negligence, Road Traffic Accidents, Vicarious Liability
Tort Law Employment Law Employer's Liability Negligence Contributory Negligence Road Traffic Accidents Vicarious Liability

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Parties

Radoslav Pashamov

Claimant

Leon Taylor

First Defendant

Edward Vinson Limited

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury Negligence / Trial Judgment on Liability

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the first defendant was negligent in driving and caused the claimant's injuries
  2. 2 Whether the second defendant owed a duty of care to the claimant at the material time and breached it
  3. 3 Whether the claimant was contributorily negligent and to what extent

Ratio Decidendi

The first defendant was not negligent as he could not reasonably have avoided the collision given the short time the claimant was visible and the circumstances; the second defendant, Edward Vinson Limited, was negligent as employer by failing to ensure safe pick-up arrangements, exposing the claimant to foreseeable risk while performing a task incidental to his employment; the claimant was contributorily negligent for failing to look both ways before crossing, and liability is apportioned 60% to the second defendant and 40% to the claimant.

Court Disposition

Claim against first defendant dismissed; claim against second defendant succeeds subject to contributory negligence

Orders

  • First defendant discharged from liability;
  • Second defendant liable for 60% of claimant's damages, subject to assessment;